The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-15
Linden street Chris,ian Chureh.

the subject being named "CastinR Dat
Devils"
Linden street Christian Church.
go We, therefore, and make dlsci.
PIES Of all the nations. bsptisins them il
ths name OF the Father and Of the Son and
ofths Holy Ghost, teaching them TO ob,srvs
NJ .hinss tea, have commanded you."-
"Go, 70 ipto all the world and preach the
Gosp,l 10 the whole creation. Ne that be-
lieyeth and 70 bAptl ssd shall be sayed, hut
q that dt'esiisseth shall be condsmnsd."-
am to preach today about the
"Pdmitive Evangelist" and the mod
ern Revivalist," and I have selected
the text just read because Il embraces
oil the authority there IL whereby any
one can preach the gospel In the name
Of Jesus Christ. Every one claiming
10 preach by the authority Of Gods
son may DO tried by the Scriptures
just oited, because II Ia the saviof's great
commission to the whole world, and
he who would preach by divine
authority must preach under the
commission, and be governed BY its
provisions In his preaching.
An analysis OF the commission
shows that he who operates under II
must ~ make Disciples, (2) bsptlze
the disciples made, and 90 teach the
baptized disciples how 20 live the
Christian lie. MAtheteno. which 10
rendered teach" in the common yer.
sion, but make disciples" In the re-
vised version, means 10 impart such
elementary instruction a. may be nee.
eesary TO enable one 10 embrace the
faith OF the gospel, while didasko,
which Ia translated "teach" In both
versions, means 10 instruct In the
more obstruse principles OF the
Christian religion. Matthew'S "mste
disciples" corresponds TO Marks
preach the gospel" The elementary
and fundamental facts Of the gospo!
are the death, burial aud resurrection
Of Jesus Christ. and TO make q discl.
pie oil man Ia 10 preach these facts
TO him TIL he believes them, and when
he believes those facts he believes all
that he can be inquired 10 believe be-
fore baptism, II upon such faith, and
the repentance the gospel requires,
he desires 10 be baptized. After
baptism he Is 10 DO further 10.
structed, and his faith thus o ilarged
90 AZ to embrace other truths. An
analysis oil the commission shown for.
ther thst he who scis under II must
tell those 10 whom be breaches, "He
that belisveth and 10 bsptissd shall be-
saved. He that disbelieveth shall be
condemned" He may not do these
things or not, according 10 his own
pleasure; he must do them. Whether
one will preach at ali under this com.
mission 10 left, Ithink, 10 his own op.
ton; but when one consents 10 accept
the position OF q preacher under The
commission his option cesses, and
what he 10 10 preach becomes matter
Of solemn duty rgul.ted by the 70.
quirements OF the commission. He |
must make disciples; he must bapt 70
the disciples he makes, or zee that
they are baptized; be must farther In.
struct baptirsd disciples; and he
must tell his hearers that the baptlE ID
believer shall b. saved, aud the diebe.
lever shall be condemned. The
preacher who IL faithful 10 these plain
requirements Of the commission that
In Gods law Tor the government OF
every preacher OF the gospel will
no doubt receive the welcome plaudit,
"Well done. thou good aud faithful
servant" white he who Ia uniaithiul
10 II, In whole or In part, will have 10
answer therefor when called before
the great Judge OF all the earth 10
give an account OF his ttesardshlp.
Ia the light OF this divine commission
lot rs nos olmpare the "Phml-
tive Evangelist" and the Modern
Reyiyaliet" BY primitive evan.
gslist / m,ah q preacher Who
was Of the sensration living
when the Savior gave the commission.
A few passage, Of Scripture will be
sufficient 10 show that the primitive
evausslis, vas loyal 10 his commission
and 10 Him who commissioned him,
In every particular. The apostles
were the hrst who went out under the
commission Of the risen Lord 10 In.
struct the people In the way Of truth
and righteousnss We have an nc.
count oi ,hsir very fret effort In the
second ohspler OF Acts. We here
ind that thsee men OF God preached
the death, burial and resurrection Of
Christ and supported their preaching
with such indubliable proofs that
thousands wsrs convinced that Jesus
Chris, 10 the Sol OF God, and In deep
earneslnsss. cried out: "Men and
brethren, whai must we DOR These
multitudss were now believers; the
apostles had made disciples OF them
10 that txient, and they were ready
Tor the next step that these primitive
evangelists mut taks under their
commission. Preparatory 10 taxing
that sep, they had 10 answer the ian.
portant question that ha, Just been
propounded, and this they dld
through Peter, a. follows! Repent
and be bapi t.d every one Of you In
the name oi J sus Christ for the r..
mission OF your sins; aud 70 shall
receive the glit u the dolly Ghost
Acts II, 3s. THESE irquirers were not
told 10 believe. ior the very good rea.
son that they we're already be.
lieyersi and TO tell sueh to believe
10 simply 10 confuse aud perplsx
them. Instead 81 being told
10 believe, they thould be told
What believer mus, do 10 be saved;
and this In what Peter told them.
Phiip, a primitive evangelist, went 10
bamafik aud preached the goepel 70
the people Of tina city; and the re-.
sults OF his preaching are briefly
summed up ihus: "Aud shen thew
believed Philip preaching the thinRs
concerning the Kingdom Of God ard
the name OF Jseus Christ, they were
baptized, both mea and women"
Philips loyaty h. his commission led
10 these grand aud speedy results. Oo
the highwsy betsten Jerusalem and
GAIA this came evangelist encountered
q distinguisbed traveller from E.hi,pla.
and being Invited took a ., at In The
travellers oha'ioL TIE Ethiopian was
readings portion Of the prophecy Of
Isaiah, and, not being able 10 under.